Table of Contents

List of Figures ... ix
Figures ... xi
List of Tables ... xix
Tables ... xxi
List of Maps ... xxxiii
Maps ... xxxv
Acknowledgements ... xli
Abbreviations ... xliii
Note on Nomenclature ... xlix

Introduction ... 1
1 The Origins of the Bishopric of Argyll ... 19
2 The Late Medieval Bishopric and Its Bishops ... 61
3 The Origins of the Clergy ... 109
4 Clerical Celibacy, Illegitimacy and Hereditary Succession ... 163
5 Education and Learning ... 205
6 Pluralism, Non-Residency and Pastoral Care ... 233
Conclusion ... 265

Appendix A Parochial fasti of the Diocese of Argyll to 1560 ... 271
Appendix B List of University-Educated Benefijiced Clergy by Institution ... 359

Bibliography ... 367
Index ... 391

About the Author

Iain G. MacDonald, Ph.D. (2009) in History, University of Glasgow, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the British Academy. He has written several articles on the late medieval Church in Argyll and Gaelic Scotland, and is currently researching Highland Hospitality.